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English noun: bearer | |||
| 1. | bearer (person) someone whose employment involves carrying something | ||
| Samples | The bonds were transmitted by carrier. | ||
| Synonyms | carrier, toter | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | traveler, traveller | ||
| 2. | bearer (person) a messenger who bears or presents | ||
| Samples | A bearer of good tidings. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | courier, messenger | ||
| 3. | bearer (person) one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral | ||
| Synonyms | pallbearer | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | griever, lamenter, mourner, sorrower | ||
| 4. | bearer (person) the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it | ||
| Samples | The bond was marked `payable to bearer'. | ||
| Synonyms | holder | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | capitalist | ||
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